Google Chrome Contains Critical Security Flaws

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Several dangerous security flaws have been found in Google
Chrome, leaving the popular Web browser open to cyberattack.

Errors in Chrome’s audio handling, volume setting, image loading,
autofill profiles, PDF software and secure sockets layer (SSL)
libraries could all be exploited by an attacker to gain control
of a system, said the security firm Secunia, which labeled the
bugs “highly critical.”

An error also exists within Chrome’s built-in “sandbox” feature.
A safeguard that isolates defects and prevents them from
spreading throughout a system,
sandbox technology has thus far been an integral part of
Chrome’s appeal.

(Coincidentally, Google recently announced it would pay $20,000
to anyone who could
exploit Chrome at next month’s CanSecWest conference.)

The security flaws have been fixed in Chrome version 9.0, but are
still present in version 8.x. Only users of Mac OS X are
affected, Secunia said.

To automatically update Chrome, go to the wrench icon in the
browser’s upper right corner and select “About Google Chrome.”
Chrome will check for
security updates and inform you if any are available.